| Excessive Heat Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
229 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2011
...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY...
.THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND
MIDWEST REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS OUR AREA
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE HOT FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND, WITH THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY EXPECTED TO BE THE HOTTEST DAYS.
NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
229 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2011
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM
EDT THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY
TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* LOCATIONS...THE URBAN CORRIDOR FROM TRENTON TO PHILADELPHIA TO
WILMINGTON.
* HAZARDS...HEAT.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...NEAR 100 THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR 100 ON
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND 101 TO 105 ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...HEAT ADVISORY IN NOW UNTIL 700 PM TODAY. EXCESSIVE
HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT NOON WEDNESDAY UNTIL 8 PM THURSDAY.
* THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
FRIDAY AND THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE
EXTENDED THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND
106 TO 110 IN THE AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINED HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A HAZARD
FOR THOSE WHO ARE EXPOSED TO IT FOR MORE THAN A SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING INDICATES THAT A PERIOD OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS IS EXPECTED. TO AVOID HEAT
RELATED HEALTH ISSUES... DRINK PLENTY OF WATER... STAY OUT OF THE
SUN AND REMAIN IN AN AIR CONDITIONED LOCATION... IF POSSIBLE. BE
SURE TO CHECK ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. KEEP YOUR PETS
IN A COOL LOCATION WITH PLENTY OF WATER AVAILABLE.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES FOR THE EARLY MORNING
OR LATE EVENING HOURS. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING
CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE YOUR RISK WHEN WORKING OUTDOORS... THE OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT
REST BREAKS IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE
OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.
HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. |
